Tears clouded my eyes as I stood in our washing room, holding Brett"s jeans and shirt full of burn
holes.
Tired and defeated, I __1__ to the floor. The clothes were just one more thing Brett had __2__. He
often got almost everything in the house out of __3__. Many windows in our house needed repair due
to his breaking __4__ to steal money when he chose to live on the street. Yet none of this could compare
to the emotional __5__ Brett had done to our once quiet home.
Brett came to live with us when he was 12 years old. During the next few years I had dealt with Brett
as __6__ as possible, but inside I was shouting, "I don"t want him in my house another day, Lord! I just
can"t __7__ him!" Having wiped my tears, I continued __8__ him as before.
When Brett was nearly 18, he landed again in Juvenile Hall(少管所). After that, my husband and I
had to send Brett to a boarding school for helping__9___teens.
At the __10__ ceremony, each graduate held a white rose to give to the person who had __11__ the
most to him or her.
Brett spoke __12__ to his parents and then spoke to me, "You did so much. You were always there,
no matter __13__. My mom and dad, I am their kid. But you, __14__ troubled enough by me, always
__15__ me such love. And I want you to know I love you for it."
__16__, I stood as Brett placed the white rose in my hand and hugged me__17__.
At that moment, tears__18__in my eyes again, this time not for disappointment but for__19__.
Although I had struggled with silent__20__toward my stepson, Brett had seen only my actions. Love is
action. We may not always have positive feelings about certain people in our lives, but we can love them. |
( )1. A. sat
( )2. A. lost
( )3. A. order
( )4. A. off
( )5. A. pain
( )6. A. patiently
( )7. A. forgive
( )8. A. feeding
( )9. A. lazy
( )10. A. opening
( )11. A. afforded
( )12. A. lovingly
( )13. A. where
( )14. A. although
( )15. A. cost
( )16. A. Astonished
( )17. A. surely
( )18. A. fell
( )19. A. pity
( )20. A. love | B. bent
B. ruined
B. date
B. in
B. injury
B. willingly
B. stand
B. pardoning
B. disappointing
B. official
B. meant
B. sadly
B. how
B. unless
B. lent
B. Puzzled
B. tightly
B. flowed
B. luck
B. anxiety | C. sank
C. torn
C. trouble
C. up
C. harm
C. strictly
C. educate
C. comforting
C. troublesome
C. graduation
C. supplied
C. proudly
C. who
C. because
C. showed
C. Encouraged
C. roughly
C. moved
C. happiness
C. care | D. dropped
D. broken
D. danger
D. away
D. damage
D. rudely
D. control
D. parenting
D. careless
D. victory
D. owed
D. nervously
D. what
D. when
D. taught
D. Interested
D. fiercely
D. gathered
D. success
D. anger |
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| 阅读理解。 | Andy Steele lives just a few blocks from the campus of Black Hills State University in Spearfish,
S.D., so commuting(经常往返) to class isn"t the problem. But he doesn"t like lectures much, isn"t a
morning person, and wants time during the day to restore motorcycles.
So Steele, a full-time senior business major, has been taking as many classes as he can from the
South Dakota State system"s online offerings. He gets better grades and learns more, he says, and
insists he isn"t missing out on the college experience.
"I still know a lot of people from my first two years living on campus, and I still meet a lot of people,"
he says. But now, he sets his own schedule.
At least 2.3 million people took some kind of online courses, according to a recent survey by The
Sloan Consortium, an online education group, and two-thirds of colleges offering "face-to-face" courses
also offer online ones. But what were once two different types of classes are looking more and more
alike and often falling into the same pool of students.
At some schools, online courses originally intended for non-traditional students living far from campus
have proved surprisingly popular with on-campus students. A recent study found 42 percent of the
students enrolled(登记) in its distance education courses were located on campus at the university that
was hosting the online courses.
Numbers vary depending on the policies of particular colleges, but other schools also have students
mixing and matching online and "face-to-face" credits. Motives range from lifestyle to adapting a job
schedule to getting into high-demand courses.
Washington State had about 325 on-campus undergraduates taking one or more distance courses last
year. As many as 9,000 students took both distance and in-person classes at Arizona State last year.
"Business is really about providing choices to their customers, and that"s really what we want to do," said
Sheila Aaker, extended services coordinator (协调人) at Black Hills State.
Many schools, such as Washington State and Arizona State, let departments and academic units
decide who can take an online course. They say students with legitimate academic needs-a conflict
with another class, a course they need to graduate that is full---often get permission, though they still must
take some key classes in person. | | 1. What is the purpose of the passage? | A. To introduce Steele to us, who prefers online courses.
B. To tell us about the development of campus courses.
C. To show the differences between campus courses and online courses.
D. To show more on-campus students are taking online courses. | | 2. We can learn from the passage that Andy Steele _______. | A. lives far from the campus
B. knows none of his classmates
C. wants to have his own lifestyle
D. doesn"t get good marks | | 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? | A. The undergraduates attend the online courses for different purposes.
B. It is expected that distance education is popular with on-campus students.
C. About 325 on-campus undergraduates took online courses in Washington last year.
D. Different colleges have different policies about online courses. | | 4. From what Sheila Aaker said in the passage, we can tell _______. | A. business is the most popular major in universities
B. colleges should provide more majors for students
C. where the similarity between business and colleges lies
D. why colleges offer online courses to on-campus students | | 完形填空 | Last summer I was a volunteer at a shelter for the homeless, a place for homeless people to sleep
at night. I wasn"t working that summer and was __1__ only two classes in summer school, so I had
some __2__ time.
Three nights a week, I __3__ in the kitchen of the shelter along with four other volunteers. We
planned and __4__ for 45 people hot meals __5__ vegetables, chicken, fish and fruit. The homeless
people __6__ this good food because many of them usually didn"t eat well.
I __7__ this volunteer work, making __8__ with the four volunteers in the kitchen. One was a very
nice elderly housewife, one a movie actor, another a young teacher, and the other a college student,
__9__ me.
I talked to a lot of the homeless people at the shelter. Their life stories __10__ me with sympathy.
Some of them had __11__ with alcohol or drugs while others only had bad __12__. One woman
worked for almost 30 years for a small company, and __23__ she lost her job. She wanted to look
for a __14__ job, but couldn"t find one, for she was too __15__. She could do nothing but sell her
furniture-sofas, chairs, and tables __16__ she could pay for her food. The woman __17__ on job
hunting, but she __18__ couldn"t find one. She had no money for her __19__ and had to sleep in her
car. Then she had to sell her car. Alone, __20__, and homeless, she finally came to the shelter. | ( )1. A. studying
( )2. A. short
( )3. A. helped
( )4. A. ordered
( )5. A. with
( )6. A. appealed
( )7. A. wanted
( )8. A. decisions
( )9. A. as
( )10. A. struck
( )11. A. habits
( )12. A. luck
( )13. A. so
( )14. A. challenging
( )15. A. old
( )16. A. for fear
( )17. A. went
( )18. A. partly
( )19. A. block
( )20. A. afraid | B. planning
B. free
B. raised
B. bought
B. from
B. required
B. had
B. wishes
B. like
B. filled
B. hardships
B. pain
B. again
B. delicate
B. poor
B. now that
B. moved
B. still
B. cottage
B. unbearable | C. holding
C. extra
C. appeared
C. cooked
C. beyond
C. collected
C. owned
C. friends
C. except
C. deposited
C. difficulties
C. experience
C. then
C. skilled
C. sick
C. so that
C. came
C. almost
C. building
C. dull | D. taking
D. long
D. washed
D. accomplished
D. along
D. requested
D. enjoyed
D. amateurs
D. besides
D. provided
D. problems
D. loss
D. thus
D. new
D. dishonest
D. in case
D. worked
D. extremely
D. flat
D. awkward | | 阅读理解 | Two men, who were both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to
sit up in his bed for an hour a day to get rid of the fluids (液体) from his lungs. His bed was next to the
room"s only window. The other man had to spend all his time lying flat on his back.
The men talked for hours on_end. They talked about everything in their life. But always, the best
subject was the time when his roommate described all the things he could see outside the window.
The man in the other bed would live for those onehour periods where his world would be
broadened and enlivened by all the activities and color of the outside world. The man had said out of
the window was a park with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans (天鹅) played on the water while children
sailed their model boats. Lovers walked arm in arm among flowers of every color. Old trees graced the
landscape, and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance. As the man by the window
described all this in detail, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine the
scene.
One warm afternoon the man by the window described a parade passing by. Although the other
man could not hear the band, he could see it in his eye as the man by the window described it.
Unexpectedly, an alien thought entered his head: Why should he have all the pleasure of seeing
everything while I never get to see anything? It didn"t seem fair. As the thought fermented (发酵), the
man felt ashamed at first. But as the days passed and he missed seeing more sights, his envy became
resentment and soon turned him sour. These dark thoughts made himself unable to sleep. He should be
by that window-and that thought now controlled his life.
Late one night, as he lay staring at the ceiling, the man by the window began to cough
uncontrollably and pushed the button calling for help. But he never moved, never pushed his own
button, which would have brought the nurse running. In about five minutes the man was gone.
When his body was taken away, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window.
His wish was soon granted (满足).
But when he strained to take his first look out of the window, he found it faced a blank wall. | | 1. Which is the proper title of the passage? | A. The relationship between the two men.
B. Envy turns the soul sour.
C. The two men, who were both seriously ill, were in hospital.
D. The time the two men spent together in hospital. | | 2. What does the phrase "on end" mean in the second paragraph? | A. in total
B. ending
C. only
D. without stopping | | 3. What kind of person is the man by the window? | A. A liar.
B. An honest person.
C. A dull person.
D. A kind person. | | 4. Which of the following sentences is TRUE? | A. What the man by the window described was real.
B. Envy makes one"s health worse day after day.
C. At first the man who couldn"t see the sight outside the window could imagine the sight.
D. The man was happy when his wish was granted. | | 完形填空 | In the fifteenth century in Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. They were so poor that
two children, who wanted to pursue their talent for __1__, knew their father would never be __2__
able to send either of them to Nuremberg to study at the Academy.
So they tossed (掷) a coin. Albrecht Durer, the younger, __3__ the toss and went off to
Nuremberg. Albert went down into the dangerous __4__ and, for the next four years, financed his
brother, who did so well that his works were even better than those of most of his __5__. By the time
he graduated, he was beginning to earn __6__ fees by drawing for wealthy people.
When Albrecht returned home, at dinner he drank a __7__ to his beloved brother for the years of
__8__ that had enabled him to fulfill his __9__. He said, "Albert, my blessed brother, now it is your
__10__ to go to Nuremberg to pursue your dream, and I will take care of you."
With tears in his eyes, Albert held his hands close to his right cheek and said, "No, brother. I
cannot go. Look…look what four years in the mines have done to my __11__! The bones in every
finger have been __12__ at least once. Lately I have been suffering from arthritis (关节炎) so badly
in my right hand that I cannot even hold a __13__ to return your toast, much less make delicate lines
with a pen or a brush. No, brother…, for me it is too __14__."
Deeply moved, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother"s __15__ hands with palms together and
thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing __16__ "Hands", to which the entire
world immediately opened their hearts and later they __17__ it "The Praying Hands".
The next time when you see a copy of that __18__ creation, take a second look. Let it be your
__19__, if you still need one, that no one ever makes it __20__! | ( )1. A. assistance
( )2. A. fundamentally
( )3. A. won
( )4. A. mountains
( )5. A. classmates
( )6. A. concrete
( )7. A. beer
( )8. A. donation
( )9. A. attempt
( )10. A. turn
( )11. A. health
( )12. A. injured
( )13. A. knife
( )14. A. urgent
( )15. A. abused
( )16. A. happily
( )17. A. sold
( )18. A. longing
( )19. A. reminder
( )20. A. along | B. art
B. frequently
B. lost
B. oceans
B. colleagues
B. considerable
B. drink
B. education
B. ambition
B. dream
B. body
B. strengthened
B. spoon
B. unnecessary
B. dark
B. simply
B. bought
B. touching
B. aid
B. aside | C. science
C. financially
C. ended
C. deserts
C. professors
C. considerate
C. drop
C. sacrifice
C. assignment
C. kindness
C. mind
C. sharpened
C. glass
C. messy
C. wide
C. carefully
C. found
C. challenging
C. guide
C. alone | D. dreaming
D. flexibly
D. started
D. mines
D. brothers
D. confidential
D. toast
D. experience
D. assessment
D. hope
D. hands
D. used
D. pen
D. late
D. fragile
D. badly
D. renamed
D. disturbing
D. coach
D. aware | | 完形填空。 | After years of searching, the seeker was told to go to a cave, in which there was a well. "Ask the well
what is 1 ", he was advised. Having 2 the well, the seeker asked the question. From the 3 came the
answer: "Go to the village crossroad: there you shall find what you are 4 ."
The man ran to the crossroad, only to find three rather small 5 . One was selling pieces of metal,
another sold wood, and thin wires were for sale in the third. 6 seemed to have much to do with the
truth.
Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to 7 an explanation, but he was told only: "You will
8 in the future."
Angry about having been made fool of, the seeker 9 his wanderings in search of truth. As years
went by, the 10 of his experience at the well 11 faded until one night, while he was walking in the
moonlight, the sound of sitar (一种弦乐器) music 12 his heart. It was wonderful and it was played
with great 13 .
Deeply moved, the truth seeker felt drawn towards the player. He looked at the fingers dancing over
the strings. He became 14 of the sitar itself. And then 15 he let out a cry of joyful recognition: the sitar
was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like those he had 16 seen in the three stores
and had thought them to be without any particular significance.
At last he understood the 17 of the well: we"ve already been given everything we need: our 18 is
to assemble (装配) and use it in the proper way. Nothing is meaningful so long as we 19 only separate
parts. But as soon as the parts 20 , a new entity (实体) will form. | ( ) 1. A. fame
( ) 2. A. filled
( ) 3. A. height
( ) 4. A. seeking
( ) 5. A. entrances
( ) 6. A. Everything
( ) 7. A. demand
( ) 8. A. improve
( ) 9. A. treasured
( )10. A. description
( )11. A. gradually
( )12. A. fixed
( )13. A. curiosity
( )14. A. proud
( )15. A. peacefully
( )16. A. once
( )17. A. goal
( )18. A. advice
( )19. A. finish
( )20. A. come together | B. life
B. missed
B. depth
B. learning
B. stations
B. Nothing
B. offer
B. grow
B. ended
B. memory
B. immediately
B. affected
B. surprise
B. afraid
B. suddenly
B. always
B. use
B. interest
B. consider
B. break down | C. truth
C. dug
C. north
C. losing
C. shops
C. Anything
C. make
C. understand
C. started
C. bravery
C. quickly
C. caught
C. difficulty
C. sick
C. regularly
C. never
C. message
C. dream
C. change
C. dry up | D. success
D. found
D. south
D. gaining
D. offices
D. Something
D. write
D. forget
D. continued
D. pleasure
D. unfortunately
D. broke
D. inspiration
D. aware
D. carefully
D. also
D. imagination
D. task
D. talk
D. take over |
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